Different characteristics of plants and animals help some populations survive and reproduce in greater numbers.
*Individuals of the same kind differ in their characteristics, and sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing, creating a population with survival and reproductive advantages.
*Many characteristics of an organism are inherited from the parents of the organism; however, other characteristics result from a population's adaptations to the environment.
*Fossils can be compared to one another and to living organisms according to their anatomical similarities and differences.
*Some organisms that lived long ago are similar to existing organisms, but some are quite different.
Different characteristics of plants and animals help some populations survive and reproduce in greater numbers.
*Individuals of the same kind differ in their characteristics, and sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing, creating a population with survival and reproductive advantages.*Many characteristics of an organism are inherited from the parents of the organism; however, other characteristics result from a population's adaptations to the environment.
*Fossils can be compared to one another and to living organisms according to their anatomical similarities and differences.
*Some organisms that lived long ago are similar to existing organisms, but some are quite different.
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